A lot of people have been disappointed this cycle, as they've not seen returns in 'altcons' or even in bitcoin, that they'd expected. But if you look at the charts, we have been roughly following past cycles, even though the market cap is several times larger. Next six months will determine if that continues playing out.

If it doesn't, consider this theory:

- As more people become long term holders, and the issuance decreases, the marginal demand transitions from emotional speculators to passive flows. This, plus the law of large numbers, could have a dampening effect on volatility moving forward.

It might be less 'exciting', but it's still the fastest horse. Not to mention the other properties of bitcoin wrt storage, optionality, cryptographic guarantees.

Be patient!